upswing
/ˈʌpswɪŋ/noun, verb
upswing is spelled U-P-S-W-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, upswing means “An upward swing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of upswing is upswings.
How many letters and syllables are in upswing?
| Letters | 7: U-P-S-W-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,663rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is upswing?
Upswing appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce upswing?
- UK /ˈʌpswɪŋ/
Upswing has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-upswing.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of upswing
- upswings plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- upswinging participle, present
- upswung participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does upswing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An upward swing.
- 2
An upward trend or an increase in activity.
Newspapers reported an upswing in the company's sales last month.
verb
- 1
To swing upward.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does upswing come from?
From up- + swing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).